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Bridgewater Col-lege students have a

success in the job market af-ter graduation. What makes them so successful? Three Bridgewater graduates from 2013, 2008, and 2003 shared what they are doing now and how BC helped them achieve their goals. They include a fresh graduate

working here at BC, a Ph.D student who runs a multime-dia project, and a mom who met the love of her life here and works for an organiza-tion providing clean water to developing countries. Salem Nganga gradu-ated last year with majors in International Studies and French, as well as a minor in Cultural Studies. He is

now working in the admis-

an admissions counselor where he helps high schools navigate the college search and application process for Bridgewater College. Getting involved on cam-pus in organizations such as FCA and Choices, along with athletics allowed him to build communication and

leadership skills, as well as a knowledge and experience of student life at BC to help him with the transition into

Some of his favorite things about being a student at BC were the relationships, the professors, and the expe-riences. “Bridgewater was the

By Lacey Naff

Where are the BC alumni now?

Spotlight on senior line-backer, Andrew Palmer

Daniel Reed, a 2008 BC graduate, now runs Planet Forward at George Washington University.

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It is getting cold outside! This means that the trees will turn colors

and leaves will fall, leading to piles of crunchy leaves for us to jump in. On the other side though, the dras-tic change in weather and blooming of certain pollens and mold can lead to sick-ness. Unfortunately, this week has caught me on the wrong side of the fence with the sick students and faculty around campus. I normally chalk up my fall

and ragweed. They always get me every year about this time. For those who do not suffer from these allergies, it may be the common cold

It is important to know the difference between a

to WebMD.com, cold symp-toms will begin with a sore throat that will go away after a day or two. Then comes congestion, runny nose and coughing by the fourth or

not get fevers with a cold, but children may get a slight fever. Colds can last a week,

when you are contagious. If symptoms do not improve after a week, then you may have an infection or allergies in which case you will need to visit a doctor.

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severe symptoms than that of the cold virus. WebMD

include sore throat, cough, congestion, muscle and body aches, fever and headaches. Most commonly, symptoms

days, but you could feel bad for over a week. With October ending here shortly, we are getting closer

season, which is between December and March. If you can, it is best to get a

from infecting you. Some-times, however, you may still get the virus, but it is weak-

shot clinic on Oct. 3. Since that has passed, students will need their insurance cards to

The best way to prevent yourself from getting either of these viruses is to wash your hands with soap in warm water for 20 seconds, according to WebMD. They

prevention method. Also, al-ways cover your mouth with the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze

onto another person. However, if you do not have either of these viruses,

then it may just be allergies to ragweed this time of year. This illness is also known as hay fever. According to WebMD, symptoms in-clude sneezing, congestion, fatigue, coughing, post-nasal drip, itching of the eyes, nose, or throat, dark circles under the eyes and even asthma attacks. In order to limit your symptoms, Web-MD suggests keeping win-dows closed and running the air conditioner in your home and car. The air conditioner will prevent the growth of mold which can aggravate hay fever. If you have been outside for a while, you should shower and change clothes, or at least wash your hands and face. Being a frequent sufferer of this hay fever, I should have paid more attention to my early warning signs that I was getting sick. However,

sick because I am “young and invincible.” Do not be like me--pay attention to your body. If you start to feel sick, go to the health services center located in the Funkhouser Center. They are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy the fall this year, but try to avoid the illness brought by the season.

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By Brooke Thacker

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Differences between cold, flu and allergies

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Finding what’s hidden

Rising above the ashes is one way people may refer to Mi-

chael Oher’s remarkable story. From a broken home brought up around addiction and illegal activity, Michael Oher was able to rise above his parents’ example all the way to NFL stardom. The Making It Happen foundation spreads aware-ness and tries to improve the living conditions for children like Oher, whose parents cannot or will not support them. A family member of Oher, Collins Tuohy, also on the Board of Directors for the foundation, spoke at Bridgewater College on Oct. 17. In high school, Oher struggled not only in aca-demia, but with managing life as well. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy took Oher into their own home and

their family. This single act, created a catalytic event that would change all of their lives. It was the support of the entire Tuohy family that led Oher to believe in him-self and thus excel in football eventually playing with the Ravens, the recent Super Bowl Champi-ons. As most students

By Morgan Elkinswill remember, Oher’s story

The Blind Side. Dr. Pierson hopes students will be able to relate to the story since the movie came out while most students were still in high school. Pierson also

as Michael Oher’s story is, there are many similar stories out there, like seen through the Making It Hap-pen foundation started by the Tuohy family. The inspiration that the Tuohy family spreads through their work with the foundation as well as the

how much one gesture of kindness and courage can change the lives of people around us. The work of the Tuohy family, as well as many adoptive parents around the world, high-lights the fundamentals of community that Bridgewa-ter College takes pride in establishing, which made this convocation one of the most anticipated events of the fall semester....

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If you are a fan of fes-tive conglomerations of games, candy, crafts and

general October merriment, drop by the Harrisonburg Family Halloween Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 27. The fes-

tivities take place at the Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activities Center, which is only a 15-minute drive from BC’s campus. It takes place from 2-4 p.m., and purport-edly there will be a costume

The Tuohy family’s message

By Brennan Gash

Annual Harrisonburg Family Halloween Carnival

When you think of October, what comes to mind?

There are pumpkins, candy corn, and kids dressed up like ghosts and goblins ev-erywhere. Harrisonburg will be stick-ing to the Halloween tradi-tion and holding its 10th Annual Halloween on the Square on Saturday, Oct. 26. Everyone, including pets, is invited to join in on the fun on Court Square from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. which in-cludes face painting, balloon animals, caricature drawings, cupcake decorating, costume contests, and so much more. Kids and dogs are en-couraged to show off their spooky style and participate in the costume contests at 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Furry friends will have the chance to enjoy doggie

treats and bobbing for hot dogs. The Rocking-ham/Har-risonburg SPCA will also have a station set up for you to play with and pick out a pup for adoption. At noon, the crafts for kids also come to an end as the street transforms into your very own trick-or-treating neighborhood with over 30 businesses. Kids will have a blast as they run up and down the street, collecting candy and memories with

By Katie LaBranche

Halloween on the squareHarrisonburg welcomes everyone to join

you. For more information, please visit www.downtown-harrisonburg.org/halloween. This event is sponsored by Hess Orthopaedics and MedExpress....

contest for “the kids” at 3 p.m.

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To pay for fear

I -loween season with haunted houses and

mazes open and running. It is amazing how much effort people will go to and how far they will travel to “face their fears.” My roommates and I are talking about taking a group trip to DarkWood Manor or Fear Forest. When we mentioned ticket prices, it hit me that we are considering travel-ing an hour away, paying $12 to go to a building that we walk through for

and have people jump out at us wearing horrifying masks. I started to won-der why we consider such a frivolous use of our money to be a good idea. Then a bigger question arose: why do people pay to get scared? The year I volunteered as an actor at DarkWood, a friend walked through the haunted house to do

-chology class that asked the same question. I never learned the outcome, but since then I have won-dered the same thing. I go through with friends to have a good time and support the group I once

worked with, but not ev-eryone has that motive. I have come to a person-al, possible conclusion. It is the same answer you get if you ask why someone went skydiving or bungee jumping: adrenaline. Do-ing something that would ordinarily endanger your safety or very life implies a certain thrill. However, I think it goes a little deeper psychologically than this. When you walk through a haunted house, people disguised as monsters hide around corners waiting to pop out or follow you. There are eerie sounds, dim rooms and a gen-

tension. Walking through a haunted house is like literally stepping into an alternate world, a world that comes straight from our darkest nightmares. The good haunted houses create a realm the subcon-scious could never come up with. What is it about stepping into this alterna-tive world of terror that makes people crave it enough to pay for entrance tickets every year? There is a saying that essentially states we all have inner demons we are constantly battling. Inside

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each of us, there is a darker place where we

are monsters. The mon-ster is kept bottled up inside, but we know it is there and we understand it is, in its entity, all of the bad things within us. Perhaps by going to a haunted house we see a projection of these inner monsters and can enter a world darker than what we envision in the dark parts of our being. It is a way to see around us, what we fear is inside of us, and for those few minutes, what is inside is not so bad. These monsters pass every day in the kind of “life” we only imagine. We jump when they pop out, but we also have a sense of relief by the end because for just a few minutes, we are not the monsters anymore. For just a few minutes, we really are the victims we see ourselves be-ing because of our own monsters. Maybe this is the buried secret behind our motivation to pay for fear.

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When one starts think-ing about Christmas

time and all the joy it brings, October is not usually the

mind. Here at Bridgewater though, Christmas comes a little earlier than expected. After hearing about Op-eration Christmas Child in high school, Raqueliz Mejia, a Bridgewater sophomore, decided to take charge of the event and is excited about the process. “Operation Christmas Child is based out of Sa-maritan’s Purse and will pack shoeboxes overseas for underprivileged children,” said Mejia. Different age ranges are assigned to ensure that equal numbers of the boxes are shipped. Bridgewater College is responsible for packing shoeboxes for

Boys of this age group enjoy socks, and t-shirts and girls enjoy hairclips and hygiene items. Mejia says that there is also “a pamphlet of the good news of Jesus Christ” included in the box. Each dorm will be re-sponsible for collecting toys, clothes, hygiene items, etc. for a young girl or boy. A convocation, supported by the Residential Life staff,

informed the students on campus about Operation Christmas Child and a guest speaker who received a Christmas box as child at-tended this event and spoke of the impact the gift had on her. A goal of 100 boxes and $700 for shipping are needed for this year’s event. A dress down day for staff will take place and faculty will be able to purchase dress down buttons for $5, which will go toward the total shipping costs. During the home football game on Nov. 9, a booth including information about the shoeboxes will be set up for fundraising that will go toward shipping costs. Any extra money that is raised will be spent for additional shoebox items and goods. There will also be a packing party in which an assembly line of volunteers will pack each individual box so that they can be taken to the distribution center in Harrisonburg. Mejia states that she “would love to continue the tradition.” She would like to have a leadership posi-tion in this event next year as well.

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By Sam St. John

Christmas in October?

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Operation Christmas Child comes to Bridgewater College

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As if balancing all the academic stress that comes with college

isn’t enough, there is also the worry of dealing with

go out and have fun and not even think about that bank balance until there’s a letter in the mail charging you for an overdraw. Luckily “UWIRE- The College Network” brain-stormed ways college stu-dents can avoid going broke and still have fun.

simple but is often over-looked: keeping track of daily expenses. Spending a few dollars here and there

but those few dollars will add up quickly. A way to keep track of expenses is to download your bank’s mobile app on your phone. This gives you instant access to not only what you’ve spent, but your current balance as well, so there’s never any reason to not know what’s going on in your bank account. Next, split expenses. In the event you and your roommates split the cost of something, it is important to keep track of who owes what. Websites like popmoney.com make it easy to keep track of where money needs to be and is interactive with spending. The website auto-matically splits bills, and has

By Emily Townsend

Keep money in your pocket

a way of requesting money from the people you list as available on your account. Third, make sure the credit or debit card you have is right for you. Credit cards are good to have in college as building credit is vital once graduated;; however, it can get out of control quickly. It is important to do research on cards before putting your name on it and looking into the poten-

card company can offer you. Some companies offer points that can add up to monetary credit towards certain things every time you swipe for college supplies. Lastly, take advantage of the fact you are a student and show your student ID wherever accepted. Many places in college towns give student discounts for things college kids buy, such as a movie ticket or electronics. If unsure that somewhere offers student discounts, simply call ahead or ask before you buy. These four tips may seem obvious, but they are often overlooked and not taken advantage of the way they should be. Just slight ad-justments in your everyday lifestyle can save your bank account and lower your stress level. Be a successful college student, not a broke college student.

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Tips to keep from going broke

The Sideshow Circus performers have escaped and are

roaming around the halls of Bowman. Bloody and

in various places waiting for the right opportunity to scare all who walk through Bowman’s doors during Ter-ror Tour on Oct. 26, just in time for Halloween. Every other year the Eagle Productions staff members have worked together to

Halloween experience for the students and local com-munity of Bridgewater. This experience takes those who enter through 14 rooms of Bowman all decorated with

a different theme. All 60 members of Eagle Productions, along with oth-er willing participants, take part in preparation, experi-ence, and clean up. Cyndi Wibe, currently a junior at Bridgewater, is the produc-tion director of the Terror Tour event. She is in charge of planning the different room themes, organizing set up, and assigning duties to every member participating in Terror Tour. The preparation that goes into Terror Tour starts months ahead of the actual event beginning with the Eagle Production board voting on the theme of the event. In total, more than

$1,000 go into creating the illusion of a haunted house with the decorations, cos-tumes, and makeup needed for the participants. Every student received a card in their mailbox invit-ing them to come and join in the Terror Tour event. Other forms of publication are also displayed around campus. Kelsey Adams, president of Eagle Productions, has been involved in this event once before and expressed that this event differs from other Eagle Production events because of the long process to put the event together. ...

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small classes, knowing my professors and their taking personal interest in me, and the liberal arts focus that allowed me to study a variety of subjects that helped me realize what it is I love and am passionate about,” said Nganga. He said that teachers like Dr. Hayes, Dr. Frueh, Dr. Tembo, Professor Black, Dr. Fleiz, Dr.Reznik, Dr. Feitz and many others, really aided his growth as a student, but also challenged and encour-aged him. The friendships and experiences in clubs and sports helped mold his character. “Playing on Saturdays and ringing the bell, playing games and having fun at FCA, the midnight snow-

in the KCC and meeting all those wonderful people who help feed us--I learned so much and grew so much as an individual during my four years as a student. It was such a blessing,” said Nganga. Nganga thinks it is fun working at the college he at-tended. He enjoys still com-ing to campus, knowing the people he is working with and meeting new people on the other side of things who help make Bridgewater go. He enjoys getting to travel and meeting future students. He believed that the transition from student to employee was really smooth. “I felt welcomed from the get-go. I am working with really nice people and have great mentors helping me out, so it has been great,” Nganga said. His advice for BC se-

niors is to enjoy senior year, remember the relationships, and nurture them because those are the things that last. “You won’t remember the test scores a few years from now, but you will remem-ber the people. Be open to other students, staff, faculty. You never know how much someone could impact you or how much impact you could have on them,” said Nganga. Daniel Reed graduated

ago with a major in Com-munication Studies and a concentration in Public Relations. He now runs a multimedia project called, Planet Forward, at George Washington University in D.C. There he leads the day-to-day and strategic direction of their project. The goal of the project is to identify, celebrate and reward ideas to solve global environ-mental challenges. Bridgewater helped prepare him greatly for endeavors in his career and furthering his education. “The experience I gained as a student networking and developing per-sonal relationships with professors has translated well in my profession. During my master’s degree studies at George Washington Uni-versity, and now in my Ph.D. studies at

Virginia Tech, I am thankful for the BC Communication Studies department’s focus on teaching students to become good writers,” said Reed. Reed explained how his ability to write clearly and synthesize theoretical con-cepts has been paramount, and the liberal arts cur-riculum at BC taught him to think critically about the world around him. He also stays in touch with a number of profes-sors at BC. Dr. Strano from Communication Studies is a close friend, and he also tries to see Dr. Spickler from Astronomy any time he is in town. “Recently, I’ve been

working with Teshome Molalenge, Director of BC’s

bring BC students up to Washington for our Planet Forward Feeding The Planet Summit focused on sustain-able innovations in food security,” Reed said. What Reed loves about BC are the personal relation-ships he was able to build with professors here. “Having worked at a big-ger institution like GW, I’ve

the BC experience really is for students -- attentive fac-ulty, small class sizes, liberal arts studies, camaraderie among students, etc,” said

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developing countries,” said Huffman. She had the opportunity to travel to Haiti in October 2011 to see the communi-ties they were serving and she and husband, Matt, also traveled to Uganda in May of 2012 to provide medi-cal care to outreach clinics. Huffman said these were both incredibly eye-opening and stretching experiences for her. Bridgewater helped her get where she is now because it taught her servant leadership and how to be a diplomatic manager.

Reed. “My best advice is don’t be afraid to ask questions: seek advice, be curious, and stay informed. Knowledge is power. Also, always keep an open mind -- I had no idea I was passionate about politics, sustainability and food security. I found a mentor here at GW, Frank Sesno, who opened my mind to each of these topics and through those subject areas, I’ve discovered my career and education opportuni-ties,” Reed said. Megan Huffman gradu-ated from Bridgewater 10

years ago with a major in Communication Studies and a minor in Psychology then went on to Boston Uni-versity to pursue a master’s

Public Relations. “Since May, I’ve been working the most chal-lenging and rewarding job to date as a stay-at-home mommy to my daughter. The previous three years, I served as Development Operations Director for a Christian engineering ministry, Water Missions International, which pro-vides safe water to people in

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“I learned the importance of being well-rounded, made possible through a challenging liberal arts edu-cation,” said Huffman. Huffman is still very much involved with Bridge-water College as she serves as the Class of 2003 per-manent class president and plans their reunions. “We’ve just celebrated our 10 year reunion at Home-coming this year. I’ve also had the privilege of serving on the Bridgewater Col-lege Alumni Association (BCAA) board of directors since graduation. I’ve tried

to represent the voice of the young alumnus and stay engaged. I’ve contributed to the Bridgewater Fund for 12 years, and have attended Homecoming each year since I graduated in 2003,” said Huffman. Huffman said some of her favorite things about Bridgewater were meeting her wonderful husband, Matt, and getting to at-tend BC during the football playoffs and the Stagg Bowl. She enjoys the relationships with classmates who are still her best friends today. Huffman also said of her BC experience that she loved the “access to won-derful professors, small classroom discussion, being respected for [her] ideas, and amazing interterm trips to Los Angeles and Australia” that opened her world. Huffman’s advice for BC seniors is to do as many internships as you can. Meet

how past graduates have used the same degree and network with alumni within

ask for help. “Don’t worry if you have to live in your parent’s base-ment for six months while you look for a job (I did). Be patient. Be willing to start at an entry level position and for entry level pay. Work hard and you’ll see the fruits of your labor. Stay engaged in Bridgewater. Give back.”

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8 Commununity in Action

Community in Action is a partnership between The Community Foundation, United Way and Veritas.

Come on out to the Cross Keys Vineyards to support the Fair!eld Center! On Saturday, Nov. 2 starting at 6 p.m., they will be hosting their annual gala fundraiser with a Harvest Celebration. !ere will be live music, a live auction, ra"e, dinner bu#et and free-$owing wine and beer! !e event will be at Cross Keys Vineyards 6011 East Timber Ridge Road Mt. Crawford, Va.

This week’s events and opportunities

Rockingham Memorial Hospital will be hosting the Annual Race to Beat Breast Cancer 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 26. !ey look forward to everyone joining them at Westover Park for this year’s 11th Annual Race to Beat Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk. !is past year they were able to raise about $15,000 for Rockingham Memorial Hospital Breast Cancer Treatment and bring in about 580 participants. Let’s match that or do better in 2013! Online registration can be found at www.active.com. Click on the External Links icon and search “Race to Beat Breast Cancer.”

Celebrate Halloween with your little goblins on Court Square, downtown Harrisonburg, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. A variety of shops will open their doors to trick-or-treaters. Also enjoy music, games, cra%s, costume contests and other spooky goodies. Call 540-432-8922 for more information.

Around the world, around the country, and even in our own

neighborhoods, countless children are abused and neglected, whether it is by their biological, adoptive, or foster parents. Any family member is capable of abuse or neglect, and absolutely no child deserves that in their lifetime. There are people out there who have made it their mis-sion to end this trend, including Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Chil-dren. Founded in 1994, CASA for Children is a non-

that creates safer homes for kids who are anywhere from birth to 18 years old so they can sleep at night without fear. CASA for Children serves the Harrisonburg/Rocking-ham area and many other locations across the state, including Staunton, Waynes-boro, and Lexington, to name a few. Shelly Reitenau-er is the advocate manager

and has a strong passion for keeping children in happy, healthy homes. Volunteers in the commu-nity are trained in a 36-hour course that prepares them

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CASA for childrenKeeping children in happy, healthy homes

to visit the homes of these children. “We assign [the volun-teers] to a case and their job is to collect information on the biological parents and children,” said Reitenauer. “They get [their] history such as medical records, psy-chological records, school records for the children, and then we put the information

in a report for the judge so that he has another set of eyes and ears [to help him] make decisions in the best interest of the children.” There are about 50 kids in CASA’s system who they take responsibility for look-ing after right now. “The volunteers also make announced and unan-nounced visits to the par-ents’ homes and they have to see the children at least twice a month,” said Reit-enauer. There genereally is not an average age group of the children involved in the

cases. Any child is suscep-tible to abuse, and CASA does their best to help each one of them.

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get [children] varied up and down the spectrum,” Reitenauer said. “We don’t

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they rely on donations from the community to keep their organization going. Any donation, big or smallm is welcomed and deeply ap-preciated. They also hold fundrais-ing events, including the Superhero 5K Run, which is next week, to enable them to continue training volunteers for free. On Saturday, Oct. 26, everyone is invited to Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton, Va. at 8 a.m. to sport their best capes, tights, and love for helping children. This event includes a 5k, Fam-ily Fun Run/Walk, costume contests, award ceremonies, and more. Any amount of support will show these chil-dren that people in the com-munity love them and want to see them thrive, whether it be with their own families or in another home that will treat them like the blessings that they are.

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It’s the Elkton Area United Services “Open Your Heart Hal-loween Bash” for a $10 donation per person on Saturday, Oct. 26. You can enjoy an evening of music, food and fun. Music by DJ Chuck, heavy hors d’oeurves and soda (BYOB), and costume contests including Scariest, Funniest and Best Couple/Group costume. !e event will be held from 7-11 p.m. at the Elkton Area Community Center, 20593 Blue & Gold Dr. Call 540-298-2900 for more information.

Giving to others can improve your health and happiness quo-tient. Help yourself and others by becoming a volunteer for Skyline Literacy and tutor adults in U.S. citizenship prepa-ration. Attend our next free tutor training, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26. To register, call Skyline Literacy at 540-433-0505 by Oct. 24.

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Ending world hunger has been an issue for many years, and

there are many ways that people can help. One of those would be the CROP Hunger Meal. The BC CROP Meal is on Thurs-day, Oct. 24 from 4:45 p.m. until 7 p.m. “[It] is a meal in which students are invited to surrender their meal [in or-der for] Bridgewater faculty and residents to come and pay to eat in the main dining hall and the money goes to

said Reverend Robbie Miller. CROP stands for Commu-nities Responding to Over-come Poverty. Miller states that the “CROP meal is fairly unique to Bridgewater College” since he brought it here a few years ago after learning about it from a pre-vious job. “Last year CROPS meal earned $2,000,” said Miller. Two hundred community residents came in for the meal last year and around the same amount are ex-pected again this year. This means that at least that many meals must be surrendered since residents cannot buy meals that aren’t available. Students are able to sign up for this event at the table

located in the Kline Campus Center outside of the main dining hall during lunch or dinner hours. “Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under,” Mary Speir said, general manager of the dining hall. “Poverty and hunger are everywhere. Disasters can strike anywhere. Helping to end hunger and poverty locally as well as globally is part our responsibility as community and world mem-bers. We should all be good neighbors, helping out when and how we can. You never know what the future holds. One day, we could be the ones needing assistance.” The meal is not the only event to help the organiza-tion. “There is also a CROP hunger walk, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, starting at the Bridgewater Community Center. A portion of the proceeds stay in the Bridge-water area,” said Speir. Last year, $5,000 was made from the CROP walk. “People sponsor you to walk a 5k or 10k walk around BC,” Miller said. Do your part to end world hunger and surrender your meal for the evening of Oct. 24. ...

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Crop HungerBy Lindsey Barnes

Bridgewater students give up their dinner to help fight world hunger

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Breast Cancer, accord-ing to the National Cancer Institute,

accounts for about 40,000 deaths in the U.S. annu-ally. These statistics show a growing need for research in the treatment of Breast Can-cer. On Oct. 26, Harrison-burg, Va. will be answering this call by hosting its 11th Annual Race for Cancer. This 5k around Westover Park will help raise money for the Rockingham Memo-rial Hospital Breast Cancer Treatment Center and go to further the research of Breast Cancer and help pro-vide much needed treatment to its patients, such as che-motherapy, radiation ther-apy, and surgery. Last year this event raised $15,000 and held 580 contestants. To sign up for this event, go to www.active.com and type in the search bar Race to Beat Breast Cancer. Also go to Harrisonburgva.gov

map of the 5k route, a hard copy of the registration form, an additional donation form, and information on the event sponsors. There is also an 11th Annual Race to Beat Cancer Facebook page which will help keep you informed about any changes to the event, and after the event will have pictures posted of the participants. Results of the race will also

be posted on www.badto-thebone.biz and medals will

and third place winners of each age and gender group. Local businesses such as N2 Hair and Joe Bow-man Auto Plaza, will be sending teams to represent their businesses in the 5k, as well as donating money to the cause. VBS Mortage, Valley Honda/VW, and Commonwealth have also donated time and money to help sponsor the event. Panera Bread will be donat-ing money and bagels to the event, but none of this would possible without the staff of the Harrisonburg park who are generously giv-ing their time to help set up and staff the event, ensur-ing that all goes well on the day of the event. Volunteers from Rockingham Memorial Hospital have also donated their time in making the pre-race packets and signing up for being race marshals for the event. The statistics of Breast Cancer can create a sense of doubt in those suffering from it, but events like this and Bridgewater’s own Race For Life can provide hope for a brighter future, a com-mon goal that we can all run towards together, in which the hands of fear cannot reach us. ...

Race to beat cancer5k in Harrisonburg for breast cancer By Elizabeth Lee

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10 Community“Even a diamond starts out as a stone”By Jessica Reynolds

Van, the man in charge of putting on the 11th an-

nual Treasures of the Earth Gem and Jewelry show at the Rockingham county fairgrounds jokingly stated that even a perfect diamond starts out as an ugly stone sometimes. Van cuts and polishes stones while his wife is a wire artist. She makes wire trees and then uses gems and stones to create the leaves. As a team, Van and his wife put on eight shows a year traveling all up and down the east coast. “The cool thing about this show is that people can go through each vendor’s station and pick out stones, metals, or beads that they want and then in the end they will have a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry,” said Van. “It’s almost a lost art,

people making things by hand these days, which is why I think this show brings out so many people. They can come and appreciate the hard work, and handmade creations of local artist.” The show is held at the Rockingham county fair-grounds Oct. 25 through 27, Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $3 and chil-dren under 16 are free. The tickets are good all three days. There will be lots of vendors and great food! As a bonus, Marian Mc-Connell, author of a book about the history of Ca-tawba Murder Hole, located in Botetourt County near Catawba in Roanoke County, will be at the show all day on Saturday and will autograph copies of her book.

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Rockingham gem and jewelry show

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Local vendors set up booths at last year’s show.

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Intern of the weekInterview with Maria Best

“This summer, I worked for a company called CGI. It is a software

consulting/IP consulting company. It’s really a big company, it’s global – we outsource a lot, and we have a presence in a bunch of countries. We do a lot of important things that are kind of behind the scenes – for example, our federal team, we are responsible for putting together passports for our U.S. government. So that’s an example of our presence in govern-ment. Basing off of that, a lot of our clients are state governments or our federal government. I am worked as an intern with the Human Resource Department of CGI so I was mostly with administrative people. My

and it’s really interesting because I didn’t work with my bosses or anything – I didn’t work with people in

didn’t have a ton of people in it. A lot of them are contractors who are working for our company, so I didn’t see a lot of people. I did a lot of my work in consulting with others over the phone with phone conferences and emailing. I became very good at communicating with people who were not even next to me. It was kind of

bettered my promptness with responding to people who are not near me or working with people who are in different time zones.

That’s part of something that the company has to deal with on the regular. My role as an intern – I was the only intern in the depart-ment. I think there are about 20 HR for the whole U.S. Enterprise market’s branch of the company, who are in charge of keeping/handling employee relations issues and onboarding and exiting people, and just managing 7,200 employees and over 17,000 at CGI in general – dealing with a lot of people and managing them. They took me on to help them

-ect was researching differ-ent software systems and solutions that could help us manage our employee rela-tions issues and cases and that would mitigate risk with litigations and just make it easier and more time-

helpful for them and we had almost come to a conclusion on the solution. I did a lot of helping with little audits and stuff, spreadsheets and data that needed to be gone through and everyone was pretty busy because if they weren’t dealing with cases, there were phone conversa-tions that needed to happen and it took a lot of their time during the day. That’s where I came in and I did a lot of the work that was important but that took a lot of time, and I had that time to really dig into stuff. I

what managing a body of a company is like, especially

-nitely stressful at times for the HR people. I didn’t really deal directly with any of the employee relations issues, but the stories I heard of what they have to deal with – if somebody brings a gun

there are so many layers that have to be dealt with for one issue,” said BC senior Maria Best.

1. Why did you choose this internship? “My uncle is one of the vice presidents of the company and he knows the Human Resources people pretty well because he works directly with them. One of them was in Atlanta and he knew I wanted to work there, so he put me in con-tact with her. I honestly just wanted to try out – I knew I wanted to do Marketing as a career, but I wanted to try something else while I

decided to try out Human Resources.”

2. Is this something you

graduation? Why or why not?

a lot through the internship and a lot of skills that I will need in whatever I choose. However, Human Resources

-ment for me – I like to use creativity more, and compar-ing it to Marketing ...

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11 Sports

The swimmers dipped

you could tell it was cold because goose bumps covered their bodies instant-ly. Right before they start, the women’s swim team vi-sualizes what the crowd may seem like before a meet. Fans whistling, yelling, and smacking their hands along the bleachers--nothing could be more nerve- racking. Now the girls are in a zone and ready to dive in. Finishing up last year in third place for ODAC meets, the BC swim team hopes to make consistent splashes throughout this season as well. The smell of chlorine still lingers in their noses, but that scent at last became worth it when the team realized that this past year was their highest placement in the six years of the program. All previous records were broken ex-cept the 500 and 1000 yard freestyle. “Personally I want to see us stay in third again this year, but I do have some personal goals with indi-vidual swimmers that I want them to achieve. Carrie Crowther and Michelle Caron are the two captains. I look for Michelle to lead in distance again this year. Ex-pecting her to be in the top

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Continuing strong

right of her mile and hope-fully also in her 500 free. Carrie is our top sprinter, I except her to lead the group as well. She is training really well and has a lot of mo-mentum,” said Coach Smith. One stroke at a time, this

year the team plans on am-plifying the intensity for the team. Top competitors like Emory and Henry, Ran-dolph-Macon, and Washing-ton & Lee plan on continu-ing their success. BC swim is predicted to place fourth this year in ODACs. With this prediction in place, it just means they are stepping up their game. Adding more weights to their workouts, focusing on stroke develop-ment, and practicing endur-ance is going to help break

even more records. “We lost a few key swim-mers so it might be hard to get third this year again, but we are trying to place well at ODAC relays and the Randolph-Macon Invita-tional. I’m attempting to be

each individual event for ODAC. I would also love to see our relays place second in ODACs,” said Carrie Crowther. “As a senior and hav-ing a younger team, I would love to see this be our best year, and have the other players grow and get faster.” Out of the pool the swimmers are rowdy, loud, and constantly laughing and having fun as a team. “The team bond-ing and team spirit we have is what I

look forward to. When we go off to the invitational and are able to stay in the hotel, it’s like a huge sleepover with your whole team. You don’t get that often so we make the most of it. It’s really fun!” said sophomore Allie Stewart. As the swimmers dive into this new season and swim as hard as they can, hopefully they will come up with a

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BC swim team begins their season

The fall season for the women’s tennis team is a time for the

Eagles to prepare for their upcoming spring season and forget about the ending of the past 2013 season. Fall season varies from the traditional spring season in many ways. The main dif-ference is that it is called the “off ” season, which “allows players to be a little bit more relaxed and try to shake off all the rust from the sum-mer,” tennis team member Jessie Mitchell said. Players can get used to hitting again, perfect their basic skills and even work

One great thing that the fall season allows is get-ting everyone back into the competitive mindset. Mitch-ell said the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) tournament, ocurring over two days, allows players to compete in lots of matches. “[It is] a lot of tennis for such a short time,” Mitchell said. The Eagles compete against a large amount of great teams, and this tourna-ment gives players a lot of experience. “With three very strong freshmen coming into the program, the lineup looks pretty good,” said Mitchell. Despite the disappointing loss to Virginia Wesleyan in ODACs to end last season, Mitchell believes the season ended on a pretty positive note. Mitchell expresses

By Taylor Prillaman

Promising end to seasonWomen’s tennis

that a team goal for this year is “making it farther in ODACs than last year.” With such a strong team this year, they hope to come closer to beating both rivals of Hollins and Washington and Lee. They also strive to

ODAC this year. One thing Jessie loves about this group of athletes is “when they step out on the court you can tell that they want to win, not only for themselves but for the team all together.” The Eagles are on track for a great season. However, on Oct. 18 the head coach, Marty Perry, announced he would leave the Eagles program to take a job as director of junior tennis at the ACAC Club in Midlo-thian, Va. Assistant Coach Sam Varner will step up to become head coach for the interim session, but the Eagles hope to have a new head coach by their 2014 spring season....

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Pushing through

“The tackle is made by Bridgewater’s number 7 Andrew Palmer,” is an-

nounced at Jopson Field and the crowd goes wild! Senior linebacker Andrew Palmer has been playing football since the age of eight when he played just down the road at Purcell Park on Route 11. He at-tended Spotswood High School before coming to Bridgewater to play football. “I’ve really enjoyed it actu-ally because a lot of people can come see me play from when I was at Spotswood over here to Bridgewater. It’s nice because I know a lot of people and a lot of people know who I am and know my family, so it’s nice to have a lot of support around the community,” said Palmer. Although playing on the football team has required a lot of hard work and sweat from Palmer, he enjoys the lessons he has learned by playing the game. It has taught him how to develop not only physical toughness, but mental toughness as well. “It’s taught me hard work and dedication … to never give up just because some-

will really help me with fu-ture jobs and other stressful problems I face in my own personal life,” said Palmer. These skills have been learned from time on the

and meetings with team-mates and coaches. All this preparation is done every week to help the team feel

-noons. Palmer’s hard work and

preparation is paying off so far this season. He is ranked second in the ODAC for an average of nine tackles per game and 20 tackles in conference play. This prob-ably stems from before the season, with what he calls his “best off-season” for his

senior year. Even with a lot of his focus on football, he still has to make time for class. But Palmer admits that Friday classes aren’t his favorite. “I try to be really focused just solely on the game, so by Friday it’s kinda hard for

me to focus in class, cause, ya know, it’s getting close [to the game],” said Palmer. So far in his four years playing for Bridgewater, Palmer’s favorite football memory is last year’s win against Washington and Lee. Bridgewater hosted W&L and won 31-14, even though no one thought they could. “It was a huge win, just got everybody really excited … games like that is what makes playing football worth it,” said Palmer. Palmer says one of the things he’ll miss most about playing at Bridgewater is his teammates and getting to see and talk to them every day. However, with only four games left in the season, Palmer isn’t concerned with how much time he has left. He’s doing his best to lead the team by keeping the team morale up and not letting teammates get down on themselves or others. He

the season strong. “I’m just gonna put ev-erything I have out there, whether I’m feeling hurt or banged up, I gotta push through it because there’s only four more opportuni-ties to play [football],” said Palmer. Come cheer Andrew and the team on at their last two home games of the season on Nov. 9 against Randolph-Macon and Nov. 16 against Catholic.

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By Caitlin Boles

Andrew Palmer, senior linebacker for the Bridgewater Eagles football team

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Palmer in action at the BC football game against Ferrum College.

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